wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “tweeting”

wp.org orders by popularity, so a plugin a host bundled onto millions of sites, or a big-brand one that's slow and mediocre, can sit at the top. Our ranking is built to answer a different question: which of these is actually worth installing. How this works →

For “tweeting”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 6 of the top 20. 9 plugins are pushed down for signals wp.org ignores: errors, a host-installed base, or removal risk.

wp.org search ranks on

Install count (uncapped), the raw star average, freshness, and support. Popularity dominates, so the biggest install base usually wins regardless of how it got there.

We add

A cap on the install boost, volume-weighted ratings, and signals wp.org can't see: whether it throws errors on current PHP, whether the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

Ranked above its merit

Content Resharer shows at wp.org #8 but places #12 on merit, a gap of 4 places. Its 10+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin signals wp.org

Gratisfaction- Loyalty, Rewards , Referral, Birthday and Giveaway Program 600+ · 4.8★ (205) throws errorsnot PHP-current wp.org #1 2

Evergreen Content Poster – Auto Post and Schedule Your Best Content to Social Media 90+ · 4.1★ (13) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews wp.org #2 3

Clicky by Yoast 4K+ · 4.8★ (11) closure risk thin reviewsstale but ranked wp.org #5 2 too low 4

Captain Up 10+ · 3.7★ (12) thin reviewsstale but ranked wp.org #3 1 too high 5

Payhip – Sell Downloads 200+ · 4.5★ (8) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews wp.org #4 1 too high 6 E Evergreen Post Tweeter 30+ · 4.1★ (18) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #15 9 too low 7 T Tools for Twitter 1K+ · 3.3★ (6) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #11 4 too low 8

Discuss on Twitter 10+ · 5.0★ (2) closure risk thin reviewsstale but ranked wp.org #7 1 too high 9 M MP Tweet List 30+ · 0.0★ (0) throws errorsnot PHP-currentclosure risk thin reviewsstale but ranked wp.org #6 3 too high 10

Content Resharer 10+ · 3.0★ (2) closure risk thin reviewsstale but ranked wp.org #8 4 too high 13 V Verbatim 10+ · 5.0★ (1) closure risk thin reviewsstale but ranked wp.org #10 3 too high 14 S Shopper Rewards for WP-eCommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #13 1 too high 15

Inject-O-Matic 20+ · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #16 1 too low 16 T Targeter App — · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #17 1 too low 17 C Commentwitter 10+ · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #18 1 too low 18 T Tweets As Posts 10+ · 0.0★ (0) throws errorsnot PHP-currentclosure risk thin reviews wp.org #14 4 too high 19 Q qTwit (for WordPress) 10+ · 0.0★ (0) throws errorsnot PHP-currentclosure risk thin reviews wp.org #20 1 too low 20 N News Tick-O-Matic 10+ · 3.0★ (1) throws errorsnot PHP-currentclosure risk thin reviews wp.org #19 1 too high

Merit ranking caps the install boost at 1M (wp.org leaves it uncapped), replaces the raw star average with a volume-weighted Bayesian score and a Wilson lower bound, and keeps wp.org's own freshness and compatibility decays. Method from the plugin-directory source; see Meta Trac #8298. Positions are tracked daily from the first visit to a keyword, so the small arrows show movement since tracking began.